Earth Science Final

What is the term for water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans, and other bodies of water?

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

• Dew point

• Aquifer

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

What is a body of air that has a consistent temperature and moisture content called?

• Air mass

• Axis

• Climate

• Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment called?

• Fossil fuel

• Alternative energy source

• Global warming

• Conservation

What is a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater called?

• Aquifer

• Asteroid

• Dwarf planet

• Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a small rocky object that revolves around the Sun, most commonly found between Mars and Jupiter?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Dwarf planet

• Galaxy

What is an imaginary line through a planet on which the planet rotates?

• Axis

• Equinox

• Front

• Gravitational force

What theory suggests that everything in the universe was once packed together in an extremely small, hot dense ball of energy and matter?

• Creation Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Conservation

• Global warming

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time called?

• Climate

• Dew point

• El Nino

• Fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a small body of ice, rock, and dust that revolves around the Sun in an elongated ellipse?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Dwarf planet

• Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the protection of resources from pollution or damage called?

• Conservation

• Evaporation

• Fossil fuel

• Greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5